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33 Cards in this Set

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veracity
truth or accuracy; the quality of being truthful or honest
abnegation
act or instance of denying oneself some rights, conveniences, etc.
aegis
protection; support
obsequious
servilely compliant or deferential; obedient/dutiful
prophylactic
defending or protecting from disease; preventive/protective
exigencies
a case or situation that demands prompt action or remedy; emergency
ephemeral
lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory
numinous
of, pertaining to, or like a numen, spiritual or supernatural; surpassing comprehension or understanding; mysterious
teleological
of, or pertaining to teleology, the philosophical doctrine that final causes, design, and purpose exist in nature
acquiescence
the act or condition of acquiescing or giving tacit assent; agreement or consent by silence or without objection; compliance (usually followed by to or in)
tacit
understood without being openly expressed; implied
vicissitudes
successive, alternating, or changing phases or conditions, as of life or furtune; ups and downs
admonish
to caution, advise, or counsel against something
panopticon
a building, as a prison, hospital, library, or the like so arranged that all the parts of the interior are visible from a single point
acumen
keen insight; shrewdness (eg remarkable acumen in business matters)
incredulous
indicating or showing disbelief
furrowed
a narrow groove made in the ground, especially by a plow; a narrow groovelike or trenchlike depression in any surface
insidious
intended to trap or beguile; stealthily treacherous or deceitful
beguile
to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead, delude; to take away from by cheating or deceiving (usually followed by 'of' eg beguiled of money); to charm or divert
nary
not any; no; never a (eg it might require that nary a discouraging word is uttered)
anathema
a person or thing detested or loathed (eg that subject is an anathema to him)
puerile
childishly foolish; immature or trivial
stealth
secret, clandestine, or surreptitious procedure
precarious
dependent upon situations that are beyond ones control; uncertain; unstable; insecure (eg precarious livelihood)
blight
any cause of impairment, destruction, ruin, or frustration.
precipice
a cliff with a vertical, nearly vertical, hanging face
disparate
distinct in kind; essentially different; dissimilar (eg disparate ideas)
ire
intense anger; wrath
embroiled
to bring into discord or conflict; involve in contention or strife
occlude
to shut in, out, or off
bifurcation
to divide or fork into 2 branches
obfuscation
to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy; to make obscure or unclear
anhedonia
lack of pleasure or of the capacity to experience it